February 23, 2016 - On Friday February 12th, the Center Agriculture Science Students and FFA members assisted Texas A&M Forester Brittany Compton-Semetko with giving away over 1,000 hardwood tree seedlings. Species included Permission, Flowering Dogwood, Red bud, Pecan, Yellow Popular and 8 variety of Oak.
The Texas Forest Service provides this service to help educate community members on the importance of native hardwood trees, especially here in our heavily forested region.
The students and agriculture science teachers have been discussing in their agriculture classes how important trees are. Trees provide wildlife habitat and food, increase water and air quality, increase property value and provide economically relief during the cold winters and hot summer seasons. It was a gorgeous day to learn about the importance and diversity of Texas agriculture within our area!
More information about how to plant seedlings, management hardwoods and other services that the Texas Forest Service provides can be found at texasforestservice.tamu.edu
Photos taken by Andres Leon and Brittany Hall
